A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court against Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane. Supreme Court spokesperson Bimal Paudel said that the writ was filed demanding that Lamichhane’s lawmaker post be scrapped at the earliest. “A writ was filed against Rabi Lamichhane. Yuva Raj Safal has lodged the writ,” Paudel said.

He said that Rastriya Swatantra Party, Election Commission, federal parliament and District Administration Office, Kathmandu have been made defendants.

Safal has urged the concerned authority not to administer oath to Lamichhane as a lawmaker. Lamichhane was dragged into controversy after being embroiled in a dual citizenship case. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Chitwan-2.